Discuss jamgrd's OPT USCIS Case

The application for a STEM extension was received by USCIS on 03/12/2015 On 03/30/2015 my status online changed to "At this time USCIS cannot provide you with information for your case." It showed "received" when I checked last week. What is this?! Has anyone seen this before?

Thanks guys! This forum has been the most helpful.

On April 22 my online status was updated to RFE. Waiting for the hard copy to come in. I hope its nothing serious. I have a doctorate in chemistry from a top 10 school and I'm currently a postdoc at UC Berkeley. I wasn't expecting an RFE... What are they usually? Thanks!

Hi,
Sorry to hear that, you are in the delayed boat now. I am not an expert on the subject but I can share my experience with RFE's.
USCIS is more likely to send you a questionnaire seeking more information to approve your case. You know it already by now but as it stands for "Request for evidence", they are seeking more proofs. At times this may be because you may have failed to supply the necessary information in the original application and they just dont want to reject it right away. (good people are everywhere)
Other reasons may include that USCIS have a doubt that you fulfill the requirements of the benefit they are going to provide you with (can be OPT/any other type of Visa) and so they want a proof. More specifically, for eg, even though you have a chemistry background, the company where you work does not have anything to do with chemistry. (Fails to fullfill the criteria .. OPT in the field of study)
It gets really silly when they ask "prove that you have an office desk at xxxx office address).. I mean really?? office desk? In days when people work from home, office and reply to emails while driving .. "Hey Siri...Send a message to USCIS.." lol
Other questions are like .. prove that you are an expert in the field.. (not sure if they do that to OPT guys, as the program is intended to learn more in field)
On a second thought, was your passport expired?? or due expiration when you applied for extension?
If you have worked for an employer before for certain maximum years in a similar field, that may be an issue too...

I wish that your's is just a missing document or something, but unfortunately you are going to loose a month or two in this back and forth.

I understand from the viewpoint of Homeland security and USCIS that such doubts need to be cleared before they admit an immigrant or let an individual stay for an extended term. But what USCIS fail to understand is that delays in this process can change the future of an applicant. Can't the deci

-ding officer just email me / call me and ask for documents ? No, ofcourse they want to keep it all secret. God Bless American immigration.

Please note: this is not a legal advice, or legal rules, just an opinion. Please use an immigration lawyer or go to uscis.gov for official immigration information.

I'm hoping it's nothing serious. I don't really see how they could think I'm being shady here... My postdoc is in a national lab, in chemistry. My Ph.D. is in chemistry. I guess I just have to calm down, wait and see, and have some beers to chill in the mean time hahah

My RFE: My signature was too big. They needed a new one. That was easy. No need to terrorise people over things like that....

Hey you know what , I got and RFE too :)

@jamgrd, I also forgot to sign within the line. Am I expecting an RFE too :(